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Jarry made 10 saves in relief Saturday in a 7-2 loss to the Maple Leafs.

Arturs Silovs took the loss after surrendering four goals on 10 shots. Jarry replaced him after recording 26 saves in a 4-3 overtime win over Columbus on Friday. Silovs has really struggled lately, and Jarry carried two consecutive wins this week into this appearance. Silovs performed well earlier in the season, and the two goalies may distribute the workload evenly. However, the Pens could easily roll the hottest hand, and that's Jarry right now.

Hofer posted an 18-save shutout in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Mammoth.

Hofer made a Dylan Holloway tally late in the second period stand as the game-winner. The shutout performance ended a four-game skid for Hofer, who had allowed 14 goals during that 0-2-2 stretch. The 25-year-old improved to 3-5-2 with two shutouts, a 3.45 GAA and an .877 save percentage over 12 appearances this season. Jordan Binnington won't completely surrender the starting job, but the Blues' crease has been trending closer to a 50-50 split in November. The Blues' next game is at home versus the Ducks on Monday.

Silovs allowed four goals on 10 shots before being pulled just 4:53 into the second period of Saturday's 7-2 loss to Toronto.

Oh boy -- Silovs has allowed eight goals on 20 shots in his last two starts. His last win was Nov. 6 against the Capitals, and he's gone 0-2-2 in four starts since. Tristan Jarry replaced him and stopped 10 of 13 shots in relief.

Vejmelka allowed one goal on 19 shots in Saturday's 1-0 loss to the Blues.

Neither team had much going in this contest, as both fell short of the 20-shot mark. The difference was Dylan Holloway's goal late in the second period, which was enough to stick Vejmelka with his third regulation loss in his last five outings. In that span, he's allowed just 12 goals on 125 shots. Overall, Vejmelka is now 10-7-2 with a 2.74 GAA and an .887 save percentage through 19 starts. The Mammoth's road trip continues with four more games, starting with a meeting against San Jose on Monday. Vejmelka figures to play in two or three of those contests, a stretch that also includes visits to Anaheim on Wednesday, Vancouver on Friday and Calgary on Saturday.

Daccord made 21 saves in Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Oilers.

The 29-year-old netminder was hung out to dry by his teammates, getting no offensive support and watching Edmonton score two power-play goals against him. Daccord has just one win in his last five starts, going 1-3-1 while allowing 12 goals on 130 shots (.908 save percentage) during that span.

Forsberg will start at home versus the Canucks on Saturday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Forsberg has won two of his last four starts, allowing nine goals on 88 shots over that span. The Canucks will be without Conor Garland (upper body), which weakens a mediocre offense. However, Vancouver has scored 22 goals over the last six games despite going 2-4-0 in that span.

Skinner turned aside all 26 shots he faced in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Kraken.

The 27-year-old netminder had given up at least three goals in each of his five previous outings, but Skinner was at his best Saturday as he recorded his second shutout of the season. He's won six of his last nine starts, pushing his record to 9-7-3 on the campaign despite a lackluster 3.00 GAA and .885 save percentage.

Lankinen (personal) will start in goal on the road versus the Kings on Saturday, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Lankinen was away from the Canucks for personal reasons to begin this road trip, but he'll return for the second half of it. His first start back sees him take on a Kings team that has scored 12 goals over the last six games, going 2-1-3 in that span.

Blackwood stopped 21 shots in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Canadiens.

The Avalanche were already ahead 4-0 before Blackwood gave up his first goal, and the Habs never seriously threatened a comeback. The 28-year-old netminder has yet to get tagged with a regulation loss this season since making his belated debut at the beginning of November, going 5-0-1 with a 1.98 GAA and a .925 save percentage while working in a timeshare with Scott Wedgewood.

Vejmelka is expected to start on the road against St. Louis on Saturday, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.

Vejmelka has a 10-6-2 record, 2.84 GAA and .884 save percentage in 18 outings this year. He stopped 13 of 17 shots in a 4-3 loss to Montreal on Wednesday. St. Louis ranks 28th in goals per game with 2.68.